魚

• 読み: さかな
• ローマ字: sakana
• 漢字の分解: 魚 (gyo/sakana/uo) — fish
• 発音: /sa.ka.na/

意味

Fish. Used for both living fish and fish as food.

Refers to fish in general, whether alive or prepared as food. Japan is one of the largest consumers of seafood in the world, so this word appears constantly in daily life. Common compounds include 魚屋 (fish shop) and 焼き魚 (grilled fish).

例文

1. 日本人は魚をよく食べます。
2. 今日の魚はとても新鮮です。
3. 猫が魚を見ています。

使い方ガイド

場面: food, cooking, sushi restaurants

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 魚 is a pictograph of a fish, showing the head, body, and tail. An alternate reading is うお, which is the older native Japanese word.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal